Luo Xiu walked into the Holy Lotus Hall at a steady pace, his gaze sweeping across the faces of the cultivators. He decided to deal with the matter at hand before going to repair the seal Xiao Qing had ntioned.
As his gaze passed over them, the cultivators scrambled to their feet and saluted him.
"We... We pay our respects to the Azure Emperor."
"Your Majesty, the Azure Emperor, please save us!"
"..."
Luo Xiu's face remained expressionless as he gently raised a hand, signaling for silence.
Then, he spoke directly. "I have so bad news. Those monsters outside were separated from your bodies. If they're killed, you will also die instantly."
Upon hearing this, the cultivators beca as silent as cicadas in winter, their faces etched with fear.
A young man clenched his fists, his voice trembling. "Your Majesty, is what you're saying true?"
"We joined forces to kill those monsters before, but they're simply unkillable. Even if their bodies are shattered, they recover instantly!"
Luo Xiu said flatly, "I have no reason to lie, and frankly, you're not important enough for to bother deceiving."
Soone asked, "If I may ask, Your Majesty, what exactly is happening?"
Luo Xiu mused, "You could think of it as... being afflicted with a virulent poison."
He gestured to Zhang Yi beside him and continued, "This Fairy can suppress the poison to so extent. However, she's not yet familiar with the thod, so we need to experint on you."
"I'll be blunt—this is not a guaranteed cure. There is still a fifty percent chance of death."
Hearing this, everyone's heart skipped a beat as they stared at one another in dismay.
"I'll do it!" an elderly man yelled, striding out from the crowd.
"I've lived a long life and enjoyed all I could. My lifespan is nearly at its end anyway, so I have nothing to fear!"
Luo Xiu nodded slightly, then looked at Zhang Yi. "Be careful. Protect yourself and don't get infected."
"Don't worry," Zhang Yi reassured him. "While I'm not certain I can suppress the poison, I can definitely protect myself from infection."
"..."
A mont passed.
Zhang Yi removed her hand from the old man's nape and nodded at Luo Xiu.
"It's done, but I'm not sure if it worked."
Without another word, Luo Xiu's figure flashed and vanished from the Holy Lotus Hall, leaving only a few wisps of crackling lightning behind. His Divine Sense had already locked onto the old man's Void Entity, and he found it the instant he left the hall.
「Outside the Holy Lotus Hall.」
The old man's Void Entity glared at Luo Xiu with malevolent eyes and gritted its teeth. "You will all perish in the end!"
Luo Xiu frowned, slightly surprised. "I didn't expect you to be able to speak now. It seems just as An Ran said, you Void Entities grow stronger over ti."
Suddenly, the entity's body erupted in a brilliant red light as a Great Dao Destiny Wheel manifested in the void behind it.
Luo Xiu smiled. "I didn't expect you to be a Red Emperor."
"Enough of your nonsense, you insignificant creature! It's ti for you to die!"
The Void Entity projected a formidable aura, a fearlessness that seed to challenge heaven and earth. However, an impressive aura does not equate to actual strength.
In a flash, a streak of Death Spirit Sword Qi flew out and decapitated it.
"Hahaha..."
The head, rolling on the ground, let out a bizarre laugh. Hair-like filants sprouted from the severed neck and instantly reconnected the head.
"We of the Void Clan share the lifespan of heaven and earth! We are immortal and indestructible!" it shrieked. "Do you think a lowly creature like you can kill ?!"
BOOM!
Before its voice could fade, a thunderous explosion rang out. Luo Xiu, grasping a ball of Glazed Thunder, had flashed forward and cleanly obliterated it.
Gazing at the dust motes floating in the air, Luo Xiu said coolly, "Disgusting creature. I might not be able to kill whatever spawned you, but I have more than enough power to kill you."
「A short while later.」
Luo Xiu returned to the Holy Lotus Hall.
The mont he entered, he was t with agonizing screams. The elderly man was on the floor, rolling and convulsing as his body, from his feet to his head, dissolved into stinking pus.
Terrified, the other cultivators scrambled back, their faces pale.
Luo Xiu waved his hand, sending out a streak of Death Spirit Sword Qi to give the old man a quick end.
Zhang Yi stood to the side, looking at Luo Xiu with a face full of guilt.
"I'm sorry... I failed again."
Luo Xiu shook his head gently and comforted her, "It's not your fault. you did your best. Success is always preceded by failure."
He then turned to the frightened cultivators. "I made it very clear before that there was a fifty percent chance of death."
"Now, who wants to be the next test subject?"
At his words, the cultivators all backed away, their eyes filled with resistance. The horrifying image of the elder's death had already corroded their courage.
A middle-aged man glared at Luo Xiu and Zhang Yi with hatred in his eyes and snarled, "If you're not capable, then don't make empty promises and bring harm to us all!"
"Exactly!"
"This woman can't suppress this poison at all!"
Luo Xiu's expression remained calm as he said peacefully, "There's no need to look at us like that, nor should you vent your anger on us. It was your own bad luck to be infected by this poison. I didn't do this to you."
"I have a clear conscience. I let you take shelter in this hall and even tried to save you."
"In fact, the Green Lotus Palace had the Ancient Path Node properly suppressed. The poison couldn't have escaped. But it was you people who destroyed the Green Lotus Palace, causing it to lose its ability to suppress the node."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent.
After a mont, an old woman suddenly stepped out of the crowd and shouted angrily, "You're spouting nonsense! I say this is so filthy trick of yours to kill us all!"
Soone else chid in, "Azure Emperor, I admit we offended you. We even conspired with others to kill you! If you want revenge now, we accept it. We have nothing more to say. But please, don't use such underhanded thods!"
"That's right! This must be so kind of poison the Azure Emperor created!"
"Yes, rumor has it the Azure Emperor controls the Wood Path Law! A poison this terrible must be the power of the Wood Path Law!"
"..."
Luo Xiu swept his calm gaze over the cultivators and sighed inwardly, deciding not to waste any more emotion on them. The fear in their hearts had robbed them of their ability to think rationally.
He spoke slowly, "You worthless trash, are you even qualified for my revenge? If I wanted to kill you, I could do it with a wave of my hand. Why would I go to such trouble?"
"I will say this one last ti."
"Either you obediently serve as this Fairy's test subjects, which gives you a sliver of hope to live."
"Or, I go out and exterminate those monsters right now. You will all die for certain, and it will be a miserable death."
This ti, however, no one was willing to step forward. The mory of the old man's ghastly death was still too fresh.
The old woman suddenly roared, "Don't believe his lies! He just wants to use us to concoct so poison! Don't fall for his tricks!"
Luo Xiu let out a mocking laugh. "Old Witch, you're quite clever to have figured that out. No wonder you've managed to live this long."
Just then, Zhang Yi asked softly, "What do we do now?"
Luo Xiu took her hand and turned to walk out of the Holy Lotus Hall.
"I'm done dealing with these clever fools. It's a waste of ti. Since they won't take the chance they've been given, we'll just kill them all. I have to get back to repairing the seal Xiao Qing ntioned anyway."
"..."
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